My final year project supervisor (I'm a final year undergrad) is offering me a fully funded Phd (with 15k pa stipend) to research machine learning in the genomic space which is super cool and interesting. He studied his Phd at Cambridge and is very strong in his field but the only downside it that I am at an ex-poly very low-rank university.
I have also been accepted at Manchester to do an Msc in AI which I think should lead to a funded phd thereafter and Manchester is one of the best uni's in the country for research in this area.
So , the question is, what the hell do I do?
I don't want to stay in academia after finishing a Phd so I need to know if a) employers will care if I have a Phd from x low rank uni rather than y high rank uni? b) if at a Phd level (people have said) its most important that you get on with the supervisor, like the topic etc and that uni prestige is meaningless at that level ?
I disagree. ive recently seen job applications which specifically ask for a degree from a RGroup universities. I think this is going to become more prominent with there currently being a movement in the UK away from the idea that everyone should go to university even if its to a low ranking university to do a pointless degree. Also speaking to lecturers I have heard many saying privately they look at PhDs from a well ranked university better than one from one lower down.
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